Student Group Flight Information and Registration
Montevideo, Uruguay
Fall 2026 Semester
Frosch Student Travel has been appointed by the University Studies Abroad Consortium to provide an optional group flight to Montevideo, Uruguay for your study abroad program. Frosch Student Travel is a leading travel agency with 60 years of experience specializing in student travel. Our group specialists will help you become educated travelers with both maximum convenience and value. Please find the information about your group flight below:
We will provide round-trip transportation on United Airlines & Copa Airlines from your local city to Montevideo via Houston departing on August 21, 2026. Please register online for a fare quote to depart from your local city to merge with the Houston group flight. All flights will merge with the Houston group flight.
If the group flight does not meet your travel plans, you may continue to register online above and specify your preferred departure city to merge with the group flight on the reservation form under departure options as per instructions below.
You may specify your preferred departure city to merge with group flight. Please continue to complete the reservation form. Your ticket will not be issued until you receive and accept a fare quote. We will contact you via email regarding the fare upon receipt of your form. Please email Frosch Student Travel at studentgroups@frosch.com for any further questions.
PLEASE CHECK WITH YOUR PROGRAM ADVISOR IF YOU ARE NOT SURE WHICH OPTION IS BEST FOR YOU.
OUTBOUND FLIGHT ITINERARY
HOUSTON TO PANAMA CITY
DATE
21 AUG
FRIDAY
CHECK-IN
11:30 AM
United Airlines check-in
DEPARTURE
2:26 PM
Houston (IAH) airport via United Airlines flight # 1034
ARRIVAL
6:37 PM
Panama City (PTY) airport on the same day Aug/21
PANAMA CITY TO MONTEVIDEO CONNECTION
DATE
21 AUG
FRIDAY
DEPARTURE
10:10 PM
United Airlines flight # 7143 (operated by Copa Airlines)
ARRIVAL
7:20 AM
Montevideo (MVD) airport on the next day Aug/22
THE GROUP WILL BE MET BY A USAC REPRESENTATIVE UPON ARRIVAL AT MONTEVIDEO AIRPORT. IF YOU ARE SCHEDULED FOR THE GROUP FLIGHT, BUT YOU DO NOT ARRIVE WITH THE GROUP BECAUSE OF CANCELLATIONS OR DELAYS OF CONNECTING FLIGHTS YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR YOUR TRANSFER FROM THE AIRPORT.
GROUP RETURN FLIGHTS
We are offering a group return flight departing Montevideo on December 12, 2026, and May 13, 2027, with an option to fly back independently on a different return date. Please specify your choice on the reservation form.
(Your return flights may be booked differently based on your return destination to the US in order to make flight connections to your home city.)
MONTEVIDEO TO PANAMA CITY
CHECK-IN
10:00 PM
Montevideo (MVD) airport, Copa Airlines check-in the night before
DEPARTURE
12:53 AM
United Airlines flight # 7120 (operated by Copa Airlines)
ARRIVAL
6:08 AM
Panama City (PTY) airport on the same day
PANAMA CITY TO HOUSTON CONNECTION
DEPARTURE
8:55 AM
United Airlines flight # 1249
ARRIVAL
12:14 PM
Houston (IAH) airport on the same day
ROUND TRIP AIR FARE (including all taxes)
If the group flight does not meet your travel plans, you may continue to register online above and specify your preferred departure city to merge with the group flight on the reservation form under departure options as per instructions below.
You may specify your preferred departure city to merge with group flight. Please continue to complete the reservation form. Your ticket will not be issued until you receive and accept a fare quote. We will contact you via email regarding the fare upon receipt of your form. Please email Frosch Student Travel at studentgroups@frosch.com for any further questions.
Houston round-trip:
$1399 (subject to availability)
FLIGHT REGISTRATION AND DEADLINES
May 29, 2026:
Please complete the flight reservation form online with credit card payment if you wish to join the group flight.
TICKET VALIDITY AND RETURN FLIGHT INFORMATION
- Your return ticket is valid until August 20, 2027 (1 year) from Montevideo back to the city of your departure.
- We are offering a group return flight departing Montevideo on December 12, 2026, and May 13, 2027. You may fly back with the group, or you may opt to fly back independently on a different date. Please specify your choice on the reservation form.
- Once abroad you are allowed to change your already confirmed return flight date by contacting our Frosch Student Travel office while abroad. Please note that all date changes are subject to availability of the flights and require advance notice. May, June, July and August are the busiest months for travel to the USA. The ticket you purchase has limited availability on the flights.
- Any unused portion of your ticket is non-refundable.
CANCELLATION POLICY
This is a non-refundable ticket. If you cannot travel, you have the option to keep the credit of the ticket for future travel.
YOUR TICKET DELIVERY
Your round-trip electronic ticket will be sent to your email address specified on the reservation form.
FURTHER INFORMATION
Please email Frosch Student Travel Groups Department:
studentgroups@frosch.com if you need further information. Please identify yourself as a USAC Uruguay Fall 2026 Semester group flight participant. A group specialist will be happy to assist you.
SEATING
PLEASE BE ADVISED: We will provide free pre-assigned seating on available flights. Not all airlines allow free pre-assigned seating and will charge a seat fee per flight. You may also choose a free seat using online check-in 24 hours prior to departure or at the check-in counter at the airport to avoid any seating fees.
BAGGAGE ALLOWANCE
You are allowed to check-in 1 free bag weighing not more than 50 pounds. The total dimensions of the bag must be 62 inches (length, width and height). You may also carry-on 1 free bag weighing not more than 12 pounds. The total dimensions of the bag must not exceed more than 45 inches (length, width and height).
The airlines are very strict about the baggage allowance. Please do not try to check-in over-sized or over-weight baggage as it may result in an excess baggage penalty at the airport.
Please be able to handle all your own baggage. Traveling with light baggage will make your travels much easier.
If you have any specific questions about baggage, please contact United Airlines at 1-800-864-8331.
HOW TO MEASURE YOUR BAG
